Comment by Nelson on December 15, 2009 at 1:42pm

Nature is opportunistic in its creative way such as where a species can somehow perceive a means of survival it will adapt itself to go there.
that's a misrepresentation of evolution. animals don't perceive a means of survival. you're imparting desire and intent into the process of natural selection.

no offense intended but this is your second or third post here and i've already seen you misrepresent evolution twice. i can only suggest you do some reading on the topic.
you can't go wrong with any of these:
Jerry Coyne- Why Evolution Is True
Richard Dawkins- The Greatest Show on Earth
Richard Dawkins- Climbing Mount Improbable
Sean B. Carrol- The Making of The Fittest
Carl Zimmer- Evolution
Ernst Mayr- What Evolution Is
Douglas Futuyma- Evolution

anyway, on the topic of your larger point, nature certainly is red in tooth and claw. the reality leaves little room for a benevolent god. Darwin himself was appalled at parasitic wasps that lay their eggs in the host body of a live caterpillar whereupon the larvae consume the still live caterpillar from the inside out.

Comment by Dave G on December 15, 2009 at 2:07pm

I'd add The Selfish Gene and Unweaving The Rainbow as well.

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